Broad Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I'm looking at our local stretch, Broad Cove. It's a point break that's fairly consistent and works best with a southerly swell. Water temps are sitting about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

Right now, the outlook is a bit of a mixed bag. We've got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions coming up. The first half of the forecast period is dominated by small, weak swells and poor winds. The most promising window is Friday morning, the 21st of August. We're looking at a tiny 2ft SE swell with a short 8-second period, giving us a weak energy reading of 67. But the wind is glassy from the WNW, so it'll be clean. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is about right for a summer morning. It's not a standout, just a chance to get a wet suit on.

From there, things go downhill. Saturday the 22nd through to the end of the month we've got a run of small, messy swells. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, and the energy is low, often in the 50-80 range. There are a few mornings like Tuesday the 25th and Thursday the 27th of August that offer cleaner glassy conditions, but the swell is tiny – 2ft to 3ft – and the period is short. These are "surfable" but nothing to get excited about.

We hit a bit of a bump on the 1st of September. The swell jumps to 5ft with a 6-second period, and the energy climbs to 279, but it's a messy cross-onshore wind from the S at 12 mph. The condition is poor, so forget about it.

Finally, there's a glimmer on the 2nd of September. Wednesday morning we get a 3ft S swell with an 8-second period, and the wind is offshore from the WNW at 12 mph. The energy is moderate at 143. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and it's a clean, moderate offshore. It's the best-looking option in the second week, but it's still modest. The afternoon stays offshore from the NW at 16 mph, with a 2ft SSW swell. It's clean, but small.

For the rest of the first week of September, it's back to small, short-period, poor wind conditions. The 5th of September sees a 7ft SSE swell with a 7-second period and energy of 397, but it's cross-shore wind and poor conditions. That's a big, messy wave that's more for experts and likely more interesting for kite surfing than a clean paddle session.

All in all, the best bet is that Friday morning, the 21st of August, for a clean but tiny wave, or the Wednesday the 2nd of September for a slightly bigger, offshore groomed session. Keep an eye on the forecast, but don't book the day off work just yet.

Rusty

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